diff --git a/webapp/src/widgets/emojiPicker.tsx b/webapp/src/widgets/emojiPicker.tsx
index 147fc1d82..b531445f2 100644
--- a/webapp/src/widgets/emojiPicker.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/widgets/emojiPicker.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import React, {FC} from 'react'
 import 'emoji-mart/css/emoji-mart.css'
 import {Picker, BaseEmoji} from 'emoji-mart'
 
+import {Utils} from '../utils'
 import './emojiPicker.scss'
 
 import emojiSpirit from '../../static/emoji_spirit.png'
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const EmojiPicker: FC<Props> = (props: Props): JSX.Element => (
     >
         <Picker
             onSelect={(emoji: BaseEmoji) => props.onSelect(emoji.native)}
-            backgroundImageFn={() => emojiSpirit}
+            backgroundImageFn={() => Utils.buildURL(emojiSpirit, true)}
         />
     </div>
 )